President Donald Trump speaks to Fox Noticias about his financial agenda and about the control of the Panama Canal.

While visiting Panama this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not mention President Trump's pledge to take back the Panama Canal. Was it just a ploy to make Panama resolve to get tougher on ...

China has fired back at President Donald Trump, dismissing his claim that Beijing has seized control of the Panama Canal as baseless and provocative. Newsweek reached out by email to a Trump ...

If China’s alleged influence over the canal wasn’t halted, Trump threatened to “take back” the iconic waterway that the US returned to Panama in 2000, employing military force if needed. Panama’s ...

accusing China of “operating the Panama Canal.” “We didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back.” Trump also boasted in his speech about his plans to ...

On the latest episode of The President’s Inbox, Jim sat down with Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies at the Council, to discuss President Donald Trump’s effort to reassert U.S. influence ...

Trump has falsely claimed that China is operating the canal and that Chinese soldiers are present. But experts acknowledge U.S. security concerns, particularly regarding espionage, with an expansive ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth said the U.S. and Panama are strengthening security ties and "together" will "take back" the canal from the influence of China, which operates two major ports.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth breaks down recent arrangements around the Panama Canal and addresses rising temperatures in relations with China on "The Will Cain Show." ...

Trump also alleges Chinese interference in control of the crucial waterway. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said China would support Panama in defending the canal's sovereignty.

Dec. 22 (UPI) --President-elect Donald Trump threatened Sunday to demand control of the Panama Canal be returned to the United States, and went after Canada and Mexico for 'unfair' trade practices.

Panama’s government has denied Trump's assertion that China exerts influence over the canal. Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesman, said Friday that Hegseth will participate in the 2025 Central ...